1948 Hardin Simmons

6–⁠2–⁠3 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Border Conference), coached by Warren Woodson.

Schedule and results

Hardin Simmons in 1948, game by game: tied at Cincinnati 7–7; lost at Arizona 14–20; won at New Mexico 28–19; tied at UTEP 27–27; won vs. Oklahoma City 34–21; won vs. West Texas 28–6; won vs. Arizona State 63–25; lost vs. Texas Tech 20–28; tied vs. Pacific 35–35; won vs. Ouachita 40–12; won vs. Wichita State 49–12+38−8Tied 7–7 at Cincinnati0CincinnatiLost 14–20 at Arizona-6ArizonaWon 28–19 at New Mexico+9New MexicoTied 27–27 at UTEP0UTEPWon 34–21 vs. Oklahoma City+13Oklahoma CityWon 28–6 vs. West Texas+22West TexasWon 63–25 vs. Arizona State+38Arizona StateLost 20–28 vs. Texas Tech-8Texas TechTied 35–35 vs. Pacific0PacificWon 40–12 vs. Ouachita+28OuachitaWon 49–12 vs. Wichita State+37Wichita State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atCincinnatiT 7–⁠757%
Oct 9atArizonaL 14–⁠2063%
Oct 16atNew MexicoW 28–⁠1959%
Oct 30atUTEPT 27–⁠2748%
Nov 6vsOklahoma CityW 34–⁠2192%
Nov 11vsWest TexasW 28–⁠679%
Nov 20vsArizona StateW 63–⁠2583%
Nov 27vsTexas TechL 20–⁠2861%
Dec 11vsPacificT 35–⁠3578%
Dec 18vsOuachitaW 40–⁠1289%
Dec 30vsWichita StateCamellia BowlW 49–⁠1271%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wichita State 49–⁠12 in the Camellia Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
6–⁠2–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 5th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
345–⁠212
Coach
Warren Woodson
Elo
1593 +11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.1 No. 71 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1948 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech5–⁠07–⁠3
UTEP4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Arizona3–⁠26–⁠5
Arizona State3–⁠25–⁠5
Hardin Simmons3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠3
West Texas2–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona1–⁠24–⁠5
New Mexico1–⁠62–⁠9
New Mexico State0–⁠43–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.